Foreign Ministry has appointed 29 consuls general in United States, Morocco, Russia, China, Germany, France, Algeria, and Argentina

Eduardo González The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has filled 29 consulate general positions in prominent locations such as the United States, China, Russia, Germany, France, Morocco, Canada, Argentina, and Australia. According to the resolution signed on April 13 by the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Xavier Martí Martí, and published this Friday, April 17, in the Official State Gazette (BOE), the 29 new consuls general are part of a total of 118 appointments of consuls, counselors, deputy heads of mission, and other positions in Spanish consulates, embassies, and permanent missions worldwide. The open selection process began in February, and the new appointees will take up their posts in August 2026. In Europe, notable appointments include Francisco Javier Sanabria Valderrama (former Director General for Foreign Affairs at the UN) to the Consulate General in Düsseldorf, Germany, and María Victoria González Román (until now Secretary General of the Council of Spain Foundations with India, Japan, China, and Australia) to Frankfurt. In France, Luis Tejada Chacón, former Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), will head the Consulate General in Bordeaux. Additionally, Pablo Montesino-Espartero Velasco is the new Consul General in St. Petersburg, Russia, and José Antonio de Ory Peral in Istanbul, Turkey. In the United States, Juan Carlos Sánchez Alonso is the new Consul General in Boston, and Ernesto de Zulueta Habsburgo-Lorena, former Ambassador on Special Mission for Digital Transformation, has been assigned to the Consulate General in Chicago. In Canada, two consuls general have also been appointed: Miguel Ángel González González in Montreal and Leticia Pico de Coaña Suárez in Toronto. Continuing with the Americas, the resolution includes two more new consuls general in Argentina: Francisco Javier San Román Gómez in Bahía Blanca and Francisco Javier García-Larrache Olalquiaga in Mendoza. Additionally, Olga Cabarga Gómez will be the new consul general in Guadalajara, Mexico; José María Muriel Palomino in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Juan Arístegui Laborde in Quito, Ecuador; Luis Pertusa Rodríguez in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; and Carlos Alfonso de Abella y Aristegui in São Paulo, Brazil. In Asia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed three new consuls general in China: Carmen Buján Freire in Beijing; Francisco de Asís Benítez Salas in Shanghai; and Jesús Manuel Gracia Aldaz in Hong Kong. In addition, there is a new consul general in Manila (Philippines), Carlos López Ortiz, and in India, Emilio Contreras Benítez (Bangalore). The resolution also includes two new consuls general in Australia: Enrique Criado Navamuel in Melbourne and José Luis Rodríguez de Colmenares y Tascón in Sydney. In North Africa, the three new consuls general in Morocco stand out (Laura Martínez Bocos in Agadir, Aranzazu Bañón Davalos in Casablanca, and Fernando María Villalonga Campos in Tetouan), as well as the new head of the Consulate General in Oran (Algeria), María Micaela Ossola Revilla. Regarding Sub-Saharan Africa, the resolution includes María de los Reyes Valpuesta Romero as consul general in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, and José Ramos García as consul general in Lagos, Nigeria.

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